Heddle construction



Dec. 12, 1939 H, O CQDDINGTQN 2,182,914

HEDDLE CONSTRUCTION Filed July 28, 1938 A TTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 12, 1939 UNiTED STATES PATENT OFFPCE HEDDLE CONSTRUCTION Howard 0. Coddington, Spartanburg, S. C-., as-

signor to Andrews Company, Spartanburg, S. 0.

Application July 28, 1938, Serial No. 221,820

2 Claims. (01. 139-92) This invention relates to heddle construction, Widths to accommodate the heddle bars 8 which the primary object of the invention being to proare of the usual and well known construction, and vide a combination heddle bar support, lock hook on which the heddles indicated at 9 are threaded. and brace for use in connection with heddle The brace bar, forming the important feature frames. of the present invention, is indicated by the ref- 5 An important object of the invention is to proerence character I U and as shown, is formed with vide a support for heddle bars which will maincut-out portions extending inwardly from one of tain the bars in proper spaced relation with each the side edges thereof at points adjacent to the other at all times, thereby insuring against the ends of the bar, the cut-out portions defining 1 heddle frame being stretched when fastened by hooks ll, adapted to hook over the heddle bars 8 10 straps in the loom, to the end that the heddles supported therein, to prevent the heddle bars will not bind on their bars, resulting in a free from moving with respect to each other. movement of the heddles and a much finer qual- Spring clips indicated at I2 are secured to the ity of cloth being woven. brace bar ID, at points beyond the outer edges A further object of the combination lock hook of the heddle bars 8, the spring clips being con- 15 and bar support and brace is to make use of. old structed to grip the supporting hooks 6, in a manwooden shafts of heddle frames, which are usualnor as shown by Figure 2, to the end that the ly discarded after the usual twine harness supbrace bar will be securely held in position at all ported thereon is rendered useless through wear. times, and may only be removed by directing With the foregoing and other objects in view, pressure on the clips to overcome the spring 2.0- 20 which will appear as the description proceeds, tion thereof against the supporting hooks t. the invention resides in the combination and ar- From the foregoing it will be seen that due to rangement of parts and in the details of conthe construction shown and described, the heddle struction hereinafter described and claimed, it bars are held in exact parallel relation with rebeing understood that changes in the precise emspect to each other at all times, regardless of the 25 bodiment of the invention herein described, may pressure brought to bear on the heddle frame, be made within the scope of what is claimed, when the frame is fastened by the usual straps in without departing from the spirit of the invena loom. tion. I claim:

Referring to the drawing: 1. In a heddle frame, upper and lower heddle 30 Figure 1 is a fragmental elevational view of a frame bars, heddle bar hooks extending inwardly heddle frame equipped with a combination heddle from the heddle frame bars, heddle bars held bar support, lock hook and brace constructed in within the heddle bar hooks, a connecting bar accordance with the invention. between the heddle bars, hooks at the ends of the Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 connecting bar and adapted to hook over the of Figure 1. heddle bars at points adjacent to the heddle bar Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 hooks, clips secured to the connecting bar adjaof. Figure 1. cent to the ends thereof, and said clips adapted Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on to grip the heddle bar hooks, securing the conline 4-4 of Figure 1. necting bar in position on the heddle bar.

Figure 5 is a View illustrating the lock hook n a heddle frame, upper d owe heddle 40 and brace prior to positioning on the heddle frame bars, heddle bar hooks extend ng inwardly frame. from the heddle frame bars, heddle bars held Referring to the drawing in detail, the upper Within the heddle bar hooks a connecting bar beand lower bars of a twine heddle frame are indi- V tween the heddle bars, said connecting bar hav- 45 cated generally by the reference character 5, the ing elonga ed Openings formed a c t to the ends of the bars being connected in the usual ends thereof and having their edges cut away ad- -and well known manner. jacent to the elongated opening providing hooks Disposed intermediate the ends of the bars 5 cooperating with the heddle bar hooks in supare supporting hooks 6, which are formed with porting said heddle bars, and spring clips mountthreaded extensions 1 adapted to be positioned ed on the connecting bar and adapted to grip in the inner edges of the bars 5, as shown by the heddle bar hooks, securing the connecting bar Figure 2 of the drawing. to said heddle bars.

These supporting hooks have open sides 0! HOWARD QC'ODDINGTON. 

